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Wednesday, November 27, 2024

Lake County officials report 1,296 coronavirus deaths, with 145,668 confirmed cases

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There have been 145,668 confirmed coronavirus cases in Lake County as of Feb. 16, with 1,296 deaths linked to the virus, according to data from the state Department of Public Health (IDPH).

Chicago (554,164 cases) and Cook County (549,409 cases) posted the highest numbers statewide. Chicago's death toll from the virus stands at 7,148, while Cook County recorded 6,706 deaths, according to the IDPH.

Illinois residents who have been tested for COVID-19 now number 53,294,319, the department reported. And the age group with the most confirmed cases was under 20, with 673,295 people in the age group testing positive for the virus.

Among all those testing positive in Illinois, 1,399,608 were male and 1,563,924 were female, the IDPH said. Male deaths linked to coronavirus numbered 17,578, while female deaths stood at 14,598.

Broken down according to race, the fatalities consisted of 20,170 whites, 5,925 African-Americans, 4,524 Hispanics, 1,011 Asians, and 546 belonging to other races or who did not provide their ethnicity before they died.

Coronavirus Stats by County as of Feb. 16

County/JurisdictionPositive CasesDeaths
Illinois3,007,98732,176
Chicago554,1647,148
Cook549,4096,706
DuPage203,7611,653
Will158,8321,457
Lake145,6681,296
Kane123,5811,076
Winnebago75,153780
McHenry74,177441
Madison69,154754
St. Clair62,640708
Champaign60,966281
Sangamon53,701365
McLean48,599278
Peoria45,541489
Tazewell35,980446
Rock Island32,571456
Kendall30,265151
Macon29,998328
Kankakee28,428352
LaSalle28,319373
Vermilion27,683281
DeKalb22,814188
Williamson22,154235
Adams21,927196
Jackson15,208112
Whiteside15,024219
Coles14,987163
Ogle13,684128
Boone13,526107
Macoupin12,529136
Henry12,418114
Grundy12,413131
Knox12,340206
Franklin12,131155
Clinton11,738113
Marion11,674198
Stephenson11,266152
Jefferson10,861167
Livingston10,525132
Effingham10,494126
Randolph10,259118
Woodford10,180110
Christian9,861106
Fulton9,846118
Montgomery9,57897
Monroe9,327128
Logan9,27084
Morgan9,250121
Lee8,61077
Bureau8,204124
Saline7,65586
Perry7,27193
Iroquois7,054111
McDonough7,01683
Fayette7,01091
Douglas6,38952
Jersey6,13666
Shelby6,09468
Crawford6,08640
Lawrence5,43141
Union5,28063
Wayne5,20278
Richland5,12772
Edgar5,04557
Pike4,95764
Clark4,74649
Clay4,67263
Cass4,54735
Ford4,36263
White4,33445
Johnson4,32339
Hancock4,30743
Piatt4,29221
De Witt4,27234
Bond4,27029
Carroll4,10646
Moultrie4,01743
Warren3,94379
Mercer3,93343
Jo Daviess3,92835
Mason3,84359
Massac3,76764
Wabash3,73224
Greene3,56443
Menard3,44519
Washington3,37434
Cumberland3,31537
Marshall2,69229
Jasper2,64725
Brown2,35914
Hamilton2,13729
Schuyler1,92817
Edwards1,76527
Pulaski1,69816
Calhoun1,5045
Stark1,48232
Gallatin1,36814
Alexander1,26414
Scott1,24111
Henderson1,13017
Putnam1,1198
Hardin1,03819
Pope9377

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